Solarism Displays

[Mutex]

Anyone know if the 15" Solarism has a better response time than the 17" reviewed here? I'm not sure how to read the specs. I'd like to use the monitor for gaming, I play mostly DiabloII, but I'll also be using it for work a lot.

Also what about the new DV206? That thing looks so cool. If the response time is good for the 15" displays, (the DV has the same as the 15" single I believe) then I'd consider purchasing it. You can check it out at:
http://www.solarism.com/html/desktopDV.html

 

[blexxun]

The response times are rated as follows:
(ms = milli seconds)

__________rise_time____fall_time____total response
LM1503:____13ms________27ms_________40ms
LM1711:____20ms________20ms_________40ms


While the total reponse time is the same for both models
they differ in rise and fall times. This together with the
viewing angle specs is an indication that boths panel use a
different panel technology. So you cannot conclude from the
LM1711 test to the performance of the smaller model.


Also, for standard working conditions a brightness of 600
or 800 cd/m2 is way too much..I have dimmed my Samsung 171P
down to 120cd/m2 right now. The only advantage of the high
brightness is that you can extend the lifetime of your
monitor a bit because the backlight lamps burn out (i.e.
getting darker) which can be compensated by increasing the
brightness settings.

I'll do some more research on Solarism monitors maybe I can
find out what panels they use.
It seems they make a big secret
out of their 'high brightness technology'. But they claim
to have a patent on that...so...there is a way to get the info


<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by blexxun on 06/10/02 02:43 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[blexxun]

The 'high brightness technology' used by Solarism has been
developed by Landmark Technology.
Details can be found here:
http://www.landmarktek.com/

Side note :
There is no indication on both companies web
sites about their business relation. However, Solarism and
Landmark have the same company address. Additionally, there
is a company called Litemax in Taiwan which seems to be the
asian counter part of Solarism. Site adress is
http://www.litemax.com.tw/

A lot of info a bout back lighting can be found on Landmarks site. The key point of very high brightness (VHB)
technology is:

- in standard LCD panels the lamps are sitting at the *edge* of the panels (e.g. 2 @the top and 2 @ the bottom)

- the modified panels of Landmark have an *array* of lamps
distributed at the *back* of the panel


There is also an interesting technical note about life time
of CFFL lamps especially the aging effects and how cold
starts affect the life time of the lamp. My summary:

CCFL lamps have a half-brightness lifetime of 20000..50000h
depending on lamp current (making the lamp darker increases
life time)

CCFL lamps turn yellowish when aging (hm....it seems that
Samsung placed some old lamps in my *brand new* 171p )


The number of cold starts have a visual impact when
the number of on/off cycles exceeds half a million. So its
better to turn *off* the LCD monitor when not in use.

In the product section of Landmark one can find a list of panels they modify. Depending on size the panels are from Toshiba, Sharp, Mitsubishi, LG.Philips, Samsung. However, there is no info which of the listed panel is used in a specific Solarism monitor.

Of course, back light technology has nothing to do with response time. Really? I have an idea...because there are at least twice as much lamps in a Solarism monitor the panel is heated up more compared to a standard panel. But increased temperature implies faster response time....

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by blexxun on 06/14/02 03:29 AM.</EM></FONT></P>